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I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.

Rosa Parks

I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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Concern Equality Freedom Justice People Person Prosperity
As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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Crime Done Human Man Need People Regard Togetherness Unemployment Work
If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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Action Behaviour Demonstrate Humble Peace Recognize Respect Trust
You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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Believe Control Faith Inspirational Power Stand
Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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Beginning Healing Oppression Process Time
I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Citizen Ignorance Neglect Tired Treatment
We will really be set back if people don’t take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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Candidate Citizen Concern Government Learning People Time Vote
If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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Children Freedom Stand
I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
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Action Contradict Myself Person Truth
Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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Action Black Lives Matter Cause Normal Trouble
Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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Community Dignity Emphasis Family Pride Racism
When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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Action Change Freedom Inspirational Mind People Want
I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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Duty Human People Right Work
Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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Citizenship Difference Human Privilege Race Religion Right
Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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Defeat Nation Powerful Revolution Slogan Victory

I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.

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I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.

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